DOUBLE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 It’s dated even before use in the office (4,8)

7 Prepared to explode – or not to explode! (5)

8 A sudden blow and nothing more gives zest for life (5) 9 Manage to smuggle (3)

10 It’s given to provide relief for the sick (9)

11 Turning balls offer chances (6)

12 Temporarily stop work (3,3) 15 A roundabout way to come in (9)

17 Runner in a rigorous kind of winter sport (3)

18 Famous lover who had capital and nothing more (5) 19 Sets a snare and gets what one deserves (5)

21 Noisy and dubious moneymaking (12)

DOWN

1 They spread things around in a business-like way (12) 2 Lettuce obtained at less than cost (3)

3 A number totter up the steps, maybe (6)

4 Right name for a bad dream (9)

5 Bridal path (5)

6 Not the death-rate, apparently! (4,2,6)

7 Pale law-breaker? (5)

10 See how things stand with the company before you invest? (4,5)

13 A good place for caravans to stay en route (5)

14 Listen in a quiet way (6) 16 Dance from Burma (5) 20 Some very enjoyable whisky (3)